Images from FlAnc NovarePromotional renderings of the Novare luxury condos, formerly Washington Square Methodist church.
In the very different Greenwich Village of the 1960s, Washington Square Methodist Church was so active

Gotham Gazette image by Ya-Hsuan HuangSeveral high-profile construction projects are now up in the air.
In recent years, few issues have divided residents of downtown Brooklyn more than the $4 billion,

Photos (cc) Heather RasleyAbandoned industrial land in Bushwick, one of 17 NYC neighborhoods receiving Brownfield Opportunity Area funds
Some of New York's least friendly spaces -- its brownfields -- hold the

PlaNYC could benefit from more collaboration in the planning process.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's unprecedented long-term sustainability plan for New York City, PlaNYC2030, is a year old. But the failure (at least

Images from Adrienne Serra and timetrax23 via (cc).
Negotiations continue on a plan to create a city-wide, high-speed fiber optic network.
On April 15, after months of negotiations, Verizon announced it would

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